2017-14 (Om Purnamadah Purnamidam etc.)

consciousness

before

                           when it stopped

                           falling

consciousness

after

                           the rain

                           left the streets

consciousness

in between

                           a bit more

and a mild

cough remedy

                           desolate

bevidsthed før

                           da den holdt op

                           med at falde

bevidsthed efter

                           efterlod regnen

                           gaderne

bevidsthed

ind i mellem

                            en anelse mere

og en mild

hostesaft

                            øde

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Om
Purnamadah Purnamidam
Purnat Purnamudachyate
Purnasya Purnamadaya
Purnameva Vashishyate
Om shanti, shanti, shanti

One translation:Om.
That is the absolute, this is the absolute;
from the absolute, the absolute becomes manifest;
when the absolute is added to or taken away from the absolute,
the absolute remains.
Om. Peace! Peace! Peace!

2017-13

winter

                          open the window

still unsure

whether

                           just enough for the wind

                           to howl

to stay

or warm away

                           that's as wild as it gets

vinter

                             åbner vinduet

stadig

usikker på

                             akkurat nok til

                             at vinden kan hyle

om den skal blive

eller varme væk

                             det' så vildt det bli'r

2017-12

in

the inner

ear

                             unless

the glass

harmonica

                             you stand on it

of world peace

                             the horizon

and 1008 penguins

                             will snake away

celebrating

Maha Shivaratri

                             and leave you

                             homeless

i

det indre

øre

                            med mindre

verdensfredens

                            du står på den

glasharmonika

                            vil horisonten

og 1008

pingviner

                            slange sig væk

der fejrer

Maha Shivarati

                            og lade dig

                            hjemløs tilbage

2017-11

blue

from both

sides

                             broken eyes

the fish

in the pineal gland

                             and an apple
                             a little too green

and the handbook

on ageing

                             as our
                             spirit guides

blå

fra begge

sider

                              ødelagte øjne

fisken

i koglekirtlen

                              og et lidt for grønt

                              æble

og håndbogen

om at ældes

                              som vore
                             ånde-vejvisere

2017-10

2017-9

2017-8

early warning

                          first day

                          of spring

the scent

of strawberries

                          no use arguing

from my keys

                          with the laundry

tidligt varsel

                         første

                         forårsdag

duften

af jordbær

                         det nytter ikke

                         at skændes

fra mine nøgler

                         med vasketøjet

2017-7

pushing

                  dying

without

a body

                 words

                 outside

Western

gale

                  silence

skubber

                   døende

uden

en krop

                   ordene

                   uden for

vestenvinden

                    stilheden

2017-6

my shadow

                         sorting old LPs

is that down

to my genes

                         I put the cracks

                         and the scratches

as well?

                          in a special box

min skygge

                           sorterer gamle LPer -

skyldes den

også

                           jeg lægger ridserne

                           og støjen

mine gener?

                            i en særlig kasse

2017-5

so much

for his costume

                            first mistake:

the boy's

surprised

                           to think that God

                           judges like me

I can see him

                           second:

though he's

dressed up to be

                           to sneeze

an invisible

ghost

                          with a mouth full

                          of coffee

så meget

for hans kostume

                                første fejl:

drengen

er overrasket over

                                at tro at Gud

                                dømmer som mig

at jeg kan se ham

                                 anden:

selvom han

er klædt ud

                                 at nyse

som usynligt

spøgelse

                                 med munden fuld

                                 af kaffe